RyoGeo:
What is the storage medium for the Atomiswave?
Discs, chips/boards, what?
<a href="http://www.coinopexpress.com/screenshots/_7638.html" target="_blank">Rom Cartridge slot</a>
<a href="http://www.coinopexpress.com/screenshots/ss_7639.html" target="_blank">Rom Cartridge</a>
I don't know what to really think about the KOF news. i'm 50/50. it's a cool upgrade but only that, if they can't start injecting some content/color/style into the 2d background they shouldn't change to 3d. they should hire new artists (or something) and get them working harder on KOF backgrounds. 2001's backgrounds really suck. Other than the character portraits (which you get used to and start to love) the backgrounds are the only thing that make the game irratating to play. i was somewhat unhapy when i first got it in the mail and saw the race track background and the snowy temple korea background (which looks better if you don't focus on the complete lack of any color but grey). but the fighting and cast are great. if they "fix" the backgrounds by going 3d i'm alright with it but they better do it right and not just change them to 3d, they have to add color & style to most of them.
Atomiswave looks pretty promising to me. as the only system other than neo i bother regularly playing is dreamcast, i feel the naomi/atomiswave/dreamcast are all sufficently powered to be a great platform for 2d fighters. while SFT:TS is on CPS3 it still uses a GD-ROM so i think they are related hardware wise. so if something can render/do the Street Fighter III series and Guilty Gear X, then it should be more than capable to work with neo games and possibly add some cool features (the only one i'd really care about would be nicer stereo sound).
ohh and i'm down to buy the atomiswave for other games but no way am i buying 2001 again. that's the real drawback i see, it may be a test for them... but how many people are gonna be interested in buying 2001 again (i would be slightly if there is no port of the new version planned)? not many i'd assume, unless the backgrounds are revolutionary. but... like that's gonna happen
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*edit: has anyone heard anything or seen any write-ups of <a href="http://www.coinopexpress.com/products/pcbs/atomiswave_system/Demolish_Fist_Kit_3179.html" target="_blank">Demolish Fist</a> (the "3d" beat-em-up on atomiswave).
<small>[ July 10, 2003, 06:33 PM: Message edited by: xFinnPetersx ]</small>